by Josh Eells. America's dirtiest cops. The temperature was nearing triple digits when Jonathan Treviño strapped on his bulletproof vest, slipped his .40-caliber Glock into his ankle holster and got ready to go to work. It was Thursday, July 26th, 2012, one of those summers in South Texas when the hot air settles on the Rio Grande Valley like a ... MORE
by CJ Arlotta, Forbes. Policy of more pain, less drugs questioned. Many health care professionals are concerned with the growing usage
of opioids among the general public, but does this mean the answer to
the problem is tightening regulations on physicians prescribing
controlled substances? “I think what we have seen with regulations in this ... MORE
Lots of big talk, but no action. Republicans have now won two Obamacare elections, the
first in 2010 and the second in 2014. (In 2012, their presidential
nominee chose not to engage on the issue.) In the lead-up to their
latest victory, Republicans ran far more ads against Obamacare than
either party ran for or against anything else. Voters ... MORE
by Jonathan Emord. Rubber band causes broken face, rib cage, and head injury. In most jurisdictions, civil commitment proceedings are commenced when an individual poses a danger to himself or others. By that definition, Harry Reid should be civilly committed. We know based on his public actions that Reid poses a danger to others. ... MORE
Cops likely to get cameras and lectures. After a year in which the use of lethal force by police officers spurred nationwide protests and bared outrage about the intersection of race and law enforcement in America, California legislators have returned to Sacramento determined to pass laws blunting police violence. “It will be probably the ... MORE
by Steven Greenhut. California residents should hold on to their wallets. On
Monday, the state legislature headed back to the Capitol for the
new session. Legislators' short stint at the Capitol in December
offered a preview of what's coming down the pike, and some of it
reinforces Judge Gideon Tucker's famous quip: "No man's life, ... MORE
by Caroline May. But no worries, government also says unemployment rate drops to 5.6%. A record 92,898,000 Americans 16 years and older did not participate in the labor force last month, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS defines people not in the work force as people 16 years and
up who are not employed and ... MORE
Discovers police shootings are not so cut and dry. An outspoken “Hands up don’t shoot” activist in Arizona recently went through multiple police training scenarios, including one, where he shot at an unarmed man. Reverend Jarrett Maupin is a self described progressive baptist preacher and a radical political activist, ... MORE
by Radley Balko. Another drug war success:
Meth is cheaper, more potent than ever, and it’s all coming in through
international drug cartels. But hey, at least we’ve made life difficult
for allergy sufferers and arrested the occasional innocent parent or
grandparent along the way. Meanwhile in Britain, an MDMA crackdown has given rise ... MORE